A clinician-nurse model to reduce early mortality and increase clinic retention among high-risk HIV-infected patients initiating combination antiretroviral treatment

Table 1 Summary of programme characteristics in High Risk Express Care (HREC) versus Routine Care

	Routine care	HREC
Initial clinical assessment	Yes	No
Prescription of antiretrovirals	Yes	No
Interim clinical assessments including weight and vital signs	Yes, monthly by clinical officer	Yes, weekly by nurse and monthly by clinical officer
Adherence monitoring	Yes, monthly	Yes, weekly
Defaulter tracing	Yes, within 24 h	Yes, within 24 h